Whenever Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are spotted in public, they are usually accompanied by their doting parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales. But when you are as busy as William and Kate, it helps to have an extra pair of hands – and their amazing nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo has been looking after the children for over a decade.
Always discreet and immaculately dressed, Maria trained as a Norland Nanny at Norland College, the prestigious childcare providers who cater to Britain's elite. Maria is responsible for making sure the royal tots are always on their best behaviour and ensuring royal functions can be enjoyed without a hitch.
To commend her dedication even further, Maria was awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) in March 2026 for "services to the Prince and Princess of Wales". This medal is an honour, as it is chosen directly by the King and reflects her close relationship with the Royal Family.
But while Maria may make it look easy to be the best nanny ever, HELLO! can reveal just what it takes to become a nanny fit for the royal family…
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© Max Mumby/IndigoBecoming a Norland Nanny
To become a Norland Nanny you'll need to undertake a three-year full-time BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Education and Care degree. Modules include Promoting Health and Wellbeing, Making Sense of Children's Behaviour and Working with Families and Communities.
In your fourth and final year, you will work as a Newly Qualified Nanny in paid, full-time employment while receiving ongoing support from Norland. Successful completion of this final year leads to the professional title of 'Norlander'.
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© Chris JacksonWhat qualities will you need?
If you think you can handle the training, it might be worth checking you have the qualities needed before you start. Amongst many traits, nannies need to be loving, kind, honest, creative, hard-working, responsible and organised. They also need to be ready for anything as Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis regularly prove!
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© Getty ImagesThe additional skills you'll learn
As well as theoretical and practical skills, Norland students are given the professional skills required to work with children, including good timekeeping, team-working, excellent communication skills, respect for and love of children. Norland College's value-added curriculum also includes self-defence classes, security and cyber-security training, emotion coaching, sleep and behaviour, a wellbeing osteopath workshop, baby massage, water safety and skid pan driving – that's learning how to control a car in a terrifying skid scenario.
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© Getty ImagesLooking the part
The Norland uniform has been worn by nannies since 1892 and includes both a formal uniform to be worn for college lectures and events and a practical uniform to be worn for practical training and placements.
For female students, the formal uniforms consist of a dress and shrug as well as hat and gloves. Nanny Maria has been spotted wearing the school's official uniform before at official family events. For male students, the formal uniform consists of a jacket, shirt, tie and trousers. The practical uniform consists of dark blue trousers, navy jumper and a light blue polo shirt.
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© Getty ImagesEtiquette
Of course, working in a palace means proper etiquette needs to be followed, including how to eat a pear. According to Town & Country, there is training on social etiquette, which feels blatantly necessary if you're working with the royals. Think royal protocol, and then on top of that, royal nanny protocol…basically a lot of rules.
